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Arsenic Triggers
Widespread Cancer
in Bangladesh
DHAKA --
Bangladesh faces the biggest environmental
disaster currently with an estimated 220,000
victims of arsenic - triggered cancer and
new cases being detected everyday. The disease caused by arsenic
contamination of groundwater has already claimed hundreds of lives. Full Story |
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| The Trial of Nawaz Sharif- It’s Not Over
Yet! |
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| The highly anticipated trial
of Nawaz Sharif, the deposed prime minister
of Pakistan ended with a "guilty" verdict on
April 6 amidst outcry of despair from
Sharif's family and a threat of widespread
protests from his wife, a move
not endorsed by his political affiliates.
Full Story |
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| Clinton’s South Asia Sojourn Shapes a New US Policy
on the Region. |
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NEW DELHI -- "Of course, international
engagement costs money. But the costliest peace is far
cheaper than the cheapest war. Where our nterests are at stake, we
should be and we must be peacemakers. Full Story
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Nepal’s
New Leader Faces Tough Challenges
KATHMANDU -- Nobody would prefer
this to be the beginning of his tenure as
the country's chief executive.Within the first
week of appointment of Girija
Prasad Koirala as the country's
new Prime Minister... Full
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Bangladesh
Premier Reaffirms Her Pledge
to
Democracy
CAMBRIDGE (MA)--Bangladesh Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has renewed her pledge to lead
her country on the road to democracy for peace and
prosperity of her people, according to a Harvard Kennedy School of
Government source. Full story
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The Current Political Scene in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO – The Sinhalese and Hindu Tamils celebrated their New Year on April 12 and
13, 12 being the last day of the old year and 13 being the first day of
the new year. The customs are traditional and observed in
accordance with astrologically auspicious times. A period of
non-activity intervenes between the old and the new year when the hearth
is extinguished and people go Buddhist temples and Hindu kovils. Full Story |
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India’s
Win-Some Lose-Some Budget 2000 NEW DELHI -- India’s budget 2000 is
nothing more than loud noises, lack lustre and without
direction. Finance Minister Yashwant
Sinha unfolded his you-win-some, you-lose-some budget
recently. Tax the rich, sop the poor, impose levies on
industry and trade and give a major thrust to
the rural economy through over emphasis on agriculture and allied activities.
Full
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| Controlling Culture: A Disturbing Trend in India
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| Culture cops are having
a field day in India by laying down rules on what should be worn,
painted, filmed and so on. SUGANDHI RAVINDRANATHAN examines
the politics behind this new game. Full
story |
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“ I have been drinking
poison for the past six years but no
one had ever warned me about the danger…God help me, I
want to live.” |
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Abdur
Rahman Khan,
a
cancer
patient who
got
the
deadly
disease after
drinking
arsenic-
contaminated
water
in Bangladesh,
in
his
final days
at
a
Dhaka hospital. |
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“Of course,
international engagement costs money. But the
costliest peace is far cheaper than the cheapest war…” |
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---President Clinton during his recent visit to South Asia. |
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“Democracy needs to be closely
watched
at all times;
it has many enemies and they are powerful.”
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--
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina
while giving a
talk
at
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
recently. |
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"Good
governance, controlling corruption and maintaining
law and order will be my top priorities." |
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- Girija Prasad Koirala on assumption of
office of Nepal's prime minister. |
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“It is about rising above and
reaching out for a better life. It is about striving for emancipation and reaching out to
a more progressive society.” |
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-- Actress Nandita Das on
Deepa Mehta’s controversial
film "Water".
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